The End Time Messenger

‘… Let all have Faith. Turn to The Lord and obey His
Commands. Heed Repentance and Baptism that The Way of The Lord shall be among men.
His Kingdom shall fill the whole earth. The hands must be laid upon all that
THE GREATER LIGHT might come to them’

In this Issue
Ninety-Fourth Message
The Bible-A Book To Enjoy
54
Words Of Alma
Leonard H. Draves 55
Abraham. Isaac, Joseph
26:35
Michael Greenwell 57 ‘Now have we not Reason to Rejoice? Yea, I
Tithes and Oblations
Bishops 62 say unto you, there never was men that
Primary Department
Joy Ellen Draves 63
had so Great Reason to Rejoice as we,
Junior Department since the world began; yea and my Joy is
Thresa Ray 64
Young Adult Department Carried Away, even unto boasting in my
Matt & Ellen Thompson 66
Words of Alma 68
God; for He has All Power, All Wisdom,
Special Notices 68 and All Understanding; He Compre-
hendeth All Things, and He is a Merciful
Being, even unto Salvation, to those who
will Repent and Believe on His Name . .

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Articles of Faith and Practice
1. We believe in God The Eternal Father, who only is Su-
preme; Creator of the Universe; Ruler and Judge of all; Un-
changeable and without Respect to persons.
2. We believe in Jesus Christ The Manifestation of God in the
flesh, who lived, suffered and died for all mankind; whom we
own as our Leader, Witness and Commander.
3. We believe in The Holy Ghost, The Spirit of Truth, The
Comforter, which searcheth the deep things of God, brings to
our minds things which are past, Reveals things to come, and is
the medium by which we Receive Revelation of Jesus Christ.
4. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins and
not for Adam’s transgression, and that as a consequence of The
Atonement of Christ “all little children are alive in Christ, and
also all they that are without The Law. For The Power of Re-
demption cometh on all they that have no law; wherefore, he
that is not condemned, or he that is under no condemnation,
cannot repent, and unto such, baptism availeth noth-
ing.” (Moroni 8:22)
5. We believe that through The Atonement of Christ all men
may be Saved by Obedience to The Laws and Ordinances of
The Gospel; viz. : Faith in God and in The Lord Jesus Christ;
Repentance and Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins;
Laying on of Hands for: (a) Ordination, (b) Blessing of Chil-
dren, (c) Confirmation and The Gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts
8:17), (d) Healing of the sick.
6. We believe in the literal second coming and Millennial Reign
of Jesus Christ; in The Resurrection of the Dead, and in Eternal
Judgment; that men will be rewarded or punished according to
the good or evil they may have done.
7. We believe in The Powers and Gifts of The Everlasting Gos-
pel: viz: The Word of Wisdom; The Word of Knowledge; The
Gift of Faith; The Gift of Healing; Working of Miracles; Proph-
ecy; Discerning of Spirits; Divers kinds of Tongues; Interpreta-
tion of Tongues.
8. We believe The Fruits of The Spirit to be Love, Joy, Peace,
Long Suffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, and
Temperance.
9. We believe that in The Bible is contained The Word of God;
that The Record of the Nephites is an added Witness for Christ,
and that these contain ‘The Fullness of The Gospel.’
10. We believe in the principle of Continuous Revelation; that
The Canon of Scripture is not full, that God Inspires men in
every age and among all people, and that He speaks when,
where, and through whom he may choose.
11. We believe that where there are six or more regularly Bap-
tized members, one of whom is an Elder, there The Church ex-
ists with Full Power of Church extension when acting in Harmo-
ny with The Law of God.
12. We believe that a man must be Called of God by Revelation
and Ordained by those having Authority, to enable him to
Preach The Gospel and Administer The Ordinances thereof.
13. We believe in the same Church Organization as existed in
the time of Christ and His apostles. The highest office in The
Church is that of an Apostle, of whom there are Twelve, who
constitute Special Witnesses for Jesus Christ. They have The
Missionary Supervision and The General Watch care of all The
Churches.
14. The primary function of The General Church, of which each
Local Church is a component part, is Missionary and the build-
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ing up and extension of The Kingdom of God in all the world.
15. We believe that Local Churches should govern their own
affairs and that General Church officials should not dominate or
interfere therewith. On invitation such general officers may,
with propriety, give counsel and assistance. Local congregations
are subject to The Articles of Faith and Practice and must be
governed thereby.
16. We believe The Church of Christ comprehends The True
Brotherhood of man where each esteems his brother as himself
and wherein The Divine Command to ‘love your neighbor as
yourself’ is demonstrated by the prevalence of social equality.
17. We believe that all men are Stewards under God and an-
swerable to Him not only for the distribution of accumulated
wealth, but for the manner in which such wealth is secured. The
primary purpose of Stewardship is not the increase of Church
revenue or the mere contribution of money by those who have to
those who have not, but to bring men to a realization of The
Common Fatherhood and the universal brotherhood of man in
all the affairs and expressions of life, and to maintain such so-
cial adjustments that each may enjoy The Bounty and Gifts of
God, and be free to exercise his talents and ability to enrich the
life of all.
18. We believe that men should labor for their own support and
that of their dependents. Ministers of The Gospel are not ab-
solved from this responsibility, but when Chosen or Appointed
by The Church to devote their entire time to Missionary Work,
their families are to be provided for out of General Church fund.
The Admonition of Christ that The Ministry should not provide
purse or scrip for their journey, but go Trusting in God and the
people, is applicable.
19. We believe that the temporal affairs of the General Church
are to be administered by The General Bishopric under the su-
pervision and direction of the general conferences of The
Church. The temporal affairs of The Local Churches shall be
Administered by local Bishops under the supervision and direc-
tion of the local congregations.
20. We believe that marriage is Ordained of God, and that The
Law of God provides for but one companion in wedlock for
either man or woman. In case of breach of this covenant the
innocent one may remarry.
21. We are opposed to war. Men are not justified in taking up
arms against their fellows except as a last resort in defense of
their lives and to preserve their liberty.
22. We believe in The Literal gathering of Israel, and in The
Restoration of The Ten Lost Tribes.
23. We believe a Temple will be Built in this generation, in In-
dependence, Missouri, wherein Christ will Reveal Himself and
Endow His Servants whom He Chooses with Power to Preach
The Gospel in all the world to every kindred, tongue and people,
that The Promise of God to Israel may be Fulfilled.
24. We believe that a New Jerusalem shall be Built upon this
land ‘unto The Remnant’ of The Seed of Joseph. (Ether 6:6-8;
III Nephi 10:17), which city be Built, beginning at The Temple
Lot.
25. We believe The Ministry and Membership should abstain
from the use of tobacco, intoxicating liquors and narcotics and
should not affiliate with any society which administer Oaths or
Covenants in conflict with The Law of God, or which interfere
with their duties as freemen and citizens.
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heart and soul confessed he agrees with
everything written in The Articles of
Faith and Practice.
It is each Elder’s duty to Seek Guid-
ance from and to keep The Territorial
Apostle informed of his works in the re-
gion he is laboring.
Secretary For The Twelve
Apostle Leonard H. Draves
FOREWORD
THE GREATER LIGHT, the official
publication of The Church of Christ With
The Elijah Message, The Assured Way of
The Lord, Inc., comes to YOU as an ex-
pression of the Hope we have in Christ.
In its pages are found the thoughts and
expression of a united people, whose only
aim is to promote The Cause of Christ by
spreading abroad to every nation, tongue
and people, The True Gospel of Christ that
through Obedience to His Laws we might
be found worthy of Eternal Life.
In this publication, The Record of The
Nephites is quoted many times. This Book
was Revealed and Translated by The Gift
and Power of God: the year 1829 marked
the beginning of The Restoration of all
things. It is a history of the people who
once lived in the region around The Great
Lakes, some of whom are Ancestors of The
American Indians. Though it contains a
Record of two other groups of people who
once lived here, it is for the most part a
Record of The People of Nephi.
The Messages so often mentioned in this
publication are Messages from The Lord,
brought to earth by His Chosen Servant,
John The Baptist, who comes to earth in a
Glorified Body to finish The Work given
to him of God; that of Restoring all
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things (Matthew 17:11). The Angel first
came in 1829, and Restored The Authority
Of The Son Of God, that The Church of
Christ might be Established as in The Days
of The Apostles.
In 1927, The Angel Messenger again ap-
peared, and on numerous subsequent visits,
has brought to us The Word Of The Lord
that The Church of Christ might be set in
Order, that a people might be Prepared to
be The Bride Of Christ. This is The Elijah
Message so many have looked for, The
Midnight Cry has been Proclaimed, A
Warning of Destruction, but to The People
Of The Lord, a Message that Christ’s soon
Coming is near at hand. Fear God and give
Glory to His Name, for The Hour of His
Judgment has come. Awake thou that sleep-
est and Arise from the dead, and Christ will
give you Light.
We hope that whosoever reads these
pages might make it a matter of Prayer and
Fasting in Humility before God, that they
may know for themselves, that God has
again Spoken and Revealed His Will from
Heaven. To this end, we Dedicate The
Greater Light.
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Bishop Reece Johnson
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The Gospel of The Kingdom to Awak-
THE MESSAGE OF en and Light The Way. All that Come
CHRIST TODAY This Way, Repenting of evil ways and
the traditions of the world must be
To All People Humble and be Baptized in Water in
The Authority I bring, for The Re-
NINETY-FOURTH MESSAGE mission of their sins through The
The Angel Messenger Atoning Blood of Christ Jesus.
of The Lord Appeared in 6. Let The Hands be Laid upon all
my room in my home, In- that His Spirit might Come in Holy
dependence, Missouri Unction to them in Greater Power, for
USA, June 11, 1975 at The Promise is that He will Send His
4:15 am. The room was
Spirit to all those that are Humble and
Filled with Light as has
been each time he Came Full of Love; Shaping their Lives by
before. He spoke as one The Assured Way.
having Authority, he was 7. Let The Work Continue in all parts.
Serious in his Words. I Preserve The Good and release the
wrote The Words as he evil and those planning iniquity.
Precisely gave them to me,
8. Behold, there is A Cry for Peace,
Speaking slowly, as I
wrote them down- but there is no Peace Save in The
repeating when necessary-to allow me to write Exactly Hearts of them that do The Lord’s
what he said. May The Lord Bless and Reveal to all Bidding; Hearing His Voice, Refrain-
this The Assured Way-The Bride of Christ. He was ing from all contentions that disturb
with me about 50 minutes. The Soul.
-W. A. Draves 9. Only The Pure in Heart and The
1. ‘Behold, Arise and Write The Words I Humble in Spirit shall be Able to
shall give you, A Message of Hope and Life to Stand and Labor in This Work.
all that follow through. My Message is one of 10. Blessed are all they that have
Love to those that Fully Receive it, who are Come and are Coming to This Work-
Humble and Peaceful in The Lord’s Way. they shall Bear The Brightness of
2. I bring The Authority to Prepare The Way Saints.
before The Lord’s soon Coming; before this 11. Be very Watchful unto Prayer that
generation all pass away. evil will not succeed as wolves in
3.Fear not, The Lord is Doing a Marvelous sheep clothing.
Work and a Wonder and the powers of evil 12. The Lord Accepts The Publishing
shall lose in the end. of The Messages in other languages.
4. Study The Words I bring. Teach and 13. Behold! The Book, ‘The Word Of
Study The Full Word of God and you shall The Lord’-let this Continue, Reaching
Know The Truth. Let all Follow The Instruc- all nations.
tions I bring and it will be Well. 13.There is much yet to be done, more
5. I Am still at The Helm, for I bring Light and Further Records will
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14. Come Forth-ere time Folds in and
The Brigh-tness of The Lord Comes.
14. The Lord Accepts The Counseling of
The Quorums of Apostles and Bishops.
Let more be done in Love and Humility.
15. Hold Firm and High The Standard-
Free from Confusion and Deliverance
will Come.
16. Much Good has Come from This As-
sembly of The People of The Lord. I
have been with you. Swing Wide
The Gate -go Forth, The Truth is Set
before you.
17. As I Speak to you so Speak I to all.
18. There are some that have Rejected
This Way and have not Conformed to
This Truth. Some will yet Come. Others
will speak Lightly of This Work, destroy-
ing themselves.
19. My Mission was and is to Establish
The Church of Christ. I bring The Au-
thority-The Priesthood of God by The
Touch of my hands to this day and time
it Stands Alive. More Power shall be Giv-
en as The Servants Prepare for it.
20. Because of Faith, many Souls shall
be brought to This Way of Salvation, to
find Eternity with God and Dwell in
Peace.
21. I leave Peace with you and all that
read these Words. I will Come again as
The Lord Directs. Amen.’
From The Editor
The Bible-A Book To Be
Enjoyed
Leonard H. Draves
Missouri
That Bible on your living room table is
the most important Book in the house. It is
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really a whole li-
brary of books that
took over a thou-
sand years to write.
The best and wisest
records of man’s
search for God are
in its pages- the no-
blest poetry, the
most thrilling sto-
ries, nuggets of the
world’s wisdom, the biographies of the
world’s greatest characters.
But it does look a little forbidding, does
it not, with its somber black cover, its ar-
chaic language, its thin pages and small
print. Little wonder it is not opened often
enough.
What if that book should suddenly
come to life? What would Amos have to
say about the headlines of the newspaper
lying near by? How would Jeremiah react
to the latest announcement over the radio?
What would Paul’s reaction be to the pro-
gram the family watches over television?
Or, most important of all, what would the
Gracious Master of Galilee think of the
words, spoken and unspoken, by the mem-
bers of the family?
What if The Bible were more than re-
spected? or read? Would it make a differ-
ence in your home if the Bible became as
much a part of family life as the morning
cup of coffee, or Saturday baseball game,
or the evening newscast? What if it were as
truly enjoyed? It would change things,
wouldn’t it? In a new way the Bible would
become ‘A Lamp unto our feet and a
Light unto our paths.’
The power in its pages would be re-
leased with an upsurge of vitality for the
common place daily requirements that
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makes us what we are. For it is in the ordi-
nary air of everyday life that character is
nurtured and grown.
In this modern, secular world of ours,
the Bible cannot release its Inspiration
to our lives till we find outlets for making
use of its power. The walls of your house
may be fully wired for electricity. Lamps
may be plugged into the sockets. But the
room in which you are standing will remain
in darkness until you switch on the electric
current and release its power into the room.
Just so, until we find methods of using the
inspiration of the Bible at the point of our
need its Spiritual Power will remain unu-
tilized on the living room table and Spiritu-
al darkness. Furthermore, until the Bible is
truly enjoyed it cannot bless our homes
with its Gracious Spirit.
Until we expose ourselves as frequently
to its Truths as we so to the latest flash in
the daily newspaper, can we wonder that
the present- with its confusion of standards
and its mixed morals- seems real, and the
truths of the Bible distant and unattainable?
Till its use, too, becomes a daily habit in
our homes, the eyes with which we look
upon our world will remain Spiritually out-
of-focus- grossly nearsighted. We shall lack
the depth of perspective which gives great-
er reality to life.
The purpose of this Article is to suggest
a few ways in which some families have
found power, inspiration-yes, delight and
joy- in its pages.
Some of these methods may help it to
come alive in your home. Do not expect
them all to work. Or do not expect one
method to work all the time. Family life is
not static. It is a growing, progressive expe-
rience, and the needs and requirements of
the family today will be different-maybe
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radically, probably imperceptibly different-
from what they were yesterday.
Families have a way of growing up. Just
a little every day-enough so that John’s
pants are an inch higher on his ankles
this morning than they were two months
ago, and Susan’s winter coat is suddenly
too short for next winter. So the Bible story
book that charmed the seven year old a
year ago may become “old stuff” to the
eight year old.
These are methods some families have
used successfully under some circum-
stances. They are offered in the hope that
they will stimulate you to discover new and
better ways of giving the Book of books a
new reality in your home-that its truths may
become flesh in your daily life.
However, if this Article is to Ac-
complish its purpose in your home, you
cannot come to it with empty hands. First,
you must bring a desire for the message
of The Bible. That Bible on the table will
not open its cover and shout out truths at
you as you dust the room or read the even-
ing paper. No matter how much you may
need its guidance, no matter what a mess
you make of your family life without its re-
sources, it will not intrude upon the privacy
of your home until you welcome it. You
must open its pages and you must be ready
to receive it.
‘If with all your heart you truly seek
Me, ye shall surely ever find Me, thus
saith The Lord,’
‘It is the one who asks who receives;
the one who searches who finds; and the
one who knocks to whom the door
opens,’ Jesus told His followers two thou-
sand years ago. His Words are as true now
as they were then.
The second thing you must bring is time.
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You cannot even collect stamps or grow
roses without spending time on your inter-
est. True, some wise words from the Book
of books may stare at you from the trolley
car cards among the patent drug and liquor
ads as you ride to work, but they are there
only to wet your appetite. In that Book are
awaiting facets of enjoyment far beyond
your imagining-if you will give it time to
speak. And if you will go exploring in its
pages you will find Spiritual Treasures hid-
den there waiting for your family alone to
discover. For you bring to it your own indi-
vidual requirements and particular con-
cerns. The tune of a phase, a singing word,
a majestic truth will shout across the ages
to you for today’s particular need, and per-
haps to you, alone.
The need for time is twofold. You will
need to set aside time for The Spir-
itual nurture of your children-hours for
family activities that will make The Bible
come alive to them in their own level
of understanding and interest.
Because we cannot guide growing per-
sons unless we, too, are growing, our great-
er need is for time to explore the riches of
the Bible to fill our Spiritual poverty as
adults. A fifth grade literature teacher
whose own reading has never progressed
beyond the books she assigns to her ten
year old pupils to read would hardly inspire
your child with a love of great literature. A
mother whose own cooking skills are lim-
ited to the baking powder biscuit and boiled
potato level would hardly train her daugh-
ter to be a good cook. But some parents
seem to think they can stop growing in
their knowledge and appreciation of the
great Spiritual treasure of the ages at the
junior high level, and still meet the require-
ments of their growing children.
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There are many resources available to
the adult who would grow in his under-
standing of The Bible. Seek them out. But
remember: none of these tools can be sub-
stituted for The Book itself. There the treas-
ure lies. It is not on the map that points the
way.
Finally, bring with you your imagina-
tion. For imagination is that Gift of God
that helps us use the wisdom and failures of
the past, and the visions of the future for
the daily requirements of the present.
With imagination , Amos shouts not on-
ly to the Bethel populace of long ago, but
to the politicians in our houses of govern-
ment and the lawyers in our courtroom:
Amos 5:21,24, ‘I hate, I despise your
feasts, And I will take no delight in
your solemn assemblies. . .
Let justice roll down as waters, And
righteousness as an ever-flowing stream’.
Paul writes his words of Faith and Cour-
age, not only to the bickering, confused lit-
tle churches of the first century, but to your
home and your church.
Desire, time, imagination: these are the
tools that you must bring if you would go
exploring for the riches of The Bible and
carry them home with you.
There is much to say about The Bible
and it’s Truths and how one can find The
Joys that lies within. I will speak more of
this another time. May God Bless you all
and your families as you learn more on
how to use The Bible as a daily tool in your
life. God Bless you all.
From The Apostles
Abraham, Isaac, Joseph
‘A Past Missionary Report’
Apostle Mike Greenwell
Missouri
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Message 25:2, ‘Some will not Believe
until destruction will come, and they will
suffer there from. Remember, you will be
hated by Friends and Loved Ones, but
for This Cause were you born, for The
Work that is to be done is so Great that
man cannot comprehend it, for The Glo-
ry of God shall yet be Seen, and His
Power Manifested.’
God is gathering Israel. There is some-
thing so wonderful about that-Abraham,
Isaac, Joseph.
Jacob gave The Birthright to Ephraim
and The Blessing to Judah. The Blessing
was that Jesus Christ would be Born
through his Birth Line.
Genesis 48:15, ‘And he Blessed Jo-
seph, and Said, God, before whom my
fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,
The God which Fed me all my life long
unto this day.’
Nephi’s decedents came from Manassa-
the largest nation. Ephraim, the largest
Tribe in Israel, took all the people and dis-
persed them throughout The Empire so
they couldn’t Raise up against them. Ephra-
im Migrated into Europe.
Message 48:19-20, ‘The Lord will
Turn and Bless His Little Ones, The Col-
ored and The Indians, for many shall
come Forth and be made White even as
The Whiteness of Saints, for they shall be
made Pure, as The Lord has Promised to
make Clean a people, and all must be
made Clean and Pure and Holy in His
Sight.
The earth will tremble and men’s
hearts will fear because of the many
changes that will take place. The Saints
shall be Tried and made Pure.’
I believe Ephraim was England. Ephra-
im came over here with The Holy Bible and
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the two brothers came together again when
this Nation was born. I can talk more about
this sometime later, however.
I would like to talk about what we
have been doing since January, as I have
been in The Field. We have put out around
45 hundred flyers of The Church, working
in Sedalia, Missouri. We have had five re-
quests for Message Books.
I went to Chicago to visit The Church
there. I stayed with the Holden’s from Sat-
urday to Thursday. I helped move a lady.
Brother Bill rented a 20 foot Moving truck-
I drove. That night we went to a dinner that
a lady fixed for Exie’s birthday.
There was food everywhere, but only
three plates were set. I asked the lady to sit
and eat with us, she said ‘no’, this is for
Exie and her friends for her birthday. All I
want is to serve you.
Brother Bill invited her to Church. She
said, ‘once in awhile, but not every Sunday.
I have things to get straightened out before
I give my all to The Lord.’ She gave her all
for us and that’s how she wants to give her-
self to The Lord. That night was really a
Blessing to me.
I needed to leave early Friday morning,
but Brother Bill and I talked a little that
morning. The time was getting away, but
when I put my hand out to shake his hand
and say good-bye, I saw a single tear in
Brother’s Bill eyes. That tear showed me
his zeal for The Work.
To Alabama, Brother Darrel Bellamy
went with me. There are two locals there.
Give it Time and Love, they will be one.
We were happy to see The Church Doctrine
being Taught just as it is here: Faith, Re-
pentance, Baptism. Went thirty miles away
to Sister Moore’s house-all the same as is
here.
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I went to Brother Terry Laws house in
Kansas to help put together African Mes-
sage Books. The Laws work hard for The
Lord, and The Lord will really Bless that.
Everywhere I go, I see The Church
Alive and Moving Forward. I went to
Omaha, Nebraska. This Sister, Debra Bo-
gan, I knew some thirty years ago. I found
a telephone number, and found her. She had
an operation that caused her to lose
some memory and lost connection with The
Church. But through the years, she had The
Three Books. Her Books were worn out.
The Lord gave me Discernment that she is
one of us.
We had talked some time of the events
of The Church in 1994. I played her a Testi-
mony of mine and her granddaughter heard
The Testimony on her cell phone in another
part of the house. That was God!
I plan to travel east then out west, for
about a month each trip. Please Pray con-
cerning those trips.
In Sedalia, I passed out Messages from
door to door. I plan to have Services there
without signing a lease. I hope to have a
radio spot as well.
I didn’t know what to tell you about
Door to Door Ministry. You will have to do
it sometime. It is a Blessing! So that is
what I have been doing. I Hope you have
been Blessed in knowing my travels.
I would like to read Hebrew 10:12-
39, ‘But this man, after he had offered
one Sacrifice for sins forever, sat down
on The Right Hand of God;
From henceforth expecting till his en-
emies be made his footstool.
For by one offering he hath Perfected
forever them that are Sanctified.
This is The Covenant that I will make
with them after those days, Saith The
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Lord, I will put My Laws into their
Hearts and in their Minds will I write
them;
And their sins and iniquities will
I remember no more.
Now where remission of these is, there
is no more offering for sin.
Having therefore, brethren, Boldness
to enter into The Holiest by The Blood of
Jesus.
By a New and Living Way, which he
hath Consecrated for us, through the
veil, that is to say, his flesh;
And having an high priest over The
House of God;’
What I am reading here, tells me that
there will be a time that our enemies will be
a footstool unto us. That our sins are re-
moved and an Offering has been made for
us through Jesus Christ. Our Soul’s cleans-
ing will Cause us to Walk in Newness with
Jesus. What a Blessing this is.
Verse 20, ‘By a New and Living Way,
which He hath Consecrated for us,
through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
And having an high priest over The
House of God;
Let us draw near with a True Heart in
Full Assurance of Faith, having our
Hearts sprinkled from an evil con-
science, and our bodies Washed with
Pure Water.
Let us hold fast The Profession of our
Faith without wavering:(for he is Faith-
ful that Promised;)
And let us consider one another to
Provoke unto Love and to Good Works;
Not forsaking the assembling of our-
selves together, as the manner of some is;
but exhorting one another: and so much
more, as ye see the day approaching.
For if we sin willfully after that we
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have Received The Knowledge of The
Truth, there remaineth no more Sacrifice
for sins.
But certain fearful looking for
a judgment and fiery indignation, which
shall devour the adversaries.
He that despised Moses’ Law died
without Mercy under two or three Wit-
nesses:
Of how much sorer punishment, sup-
pose ye shall he be thought worthy, who
hath trodden under foot The Son Of
God, and hath counted The Blood of The
Covenant, wherewith he was Sanctified,
an unholy thing, and hath done despite
unto The Spirit of Grace?
For we know him that hath said,
Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will rec-
ompense, Saith The Lord. And again,
The Lord shall Judge his people.
It is a fearful thing to fall into The
Hands of The Living God.
But call to remembrance the former
days, in which, after ye were illuminated,
ye endured a great fight of afflictions:
Partly, whilst ye were made a gazing
stock both by reproaches and afflictions;
and partly, whilst ye became companions
of them that were so used.
For ye had compassion of me in my
bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of
your goods, knowing in yourselves that
ye have in Heaven a Better and Endur-
ing Substance.
Cast not away therefore your con-
fidence, which hath great recompence of
reward.
For ye have need of patience, that, af-
ter ye have done The Will of God, ye
might Receive The Promise.
For yet a little while, and he that shall
come will come, and will not tarry.
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Now The Just shall Live by Faith, but
if any man draw back, my Soul shall
have no pleasure in him,
But we are not of them who draw
back unto perdition; but of them that
Believe to The Saving of The Soul.’
We must be Washed of our sins so that
we can find Power in Faith and Joy in
Faith. This is what This Assembly is all
about. We must not provoke one another,
and we should consider one another in
Love.
We cannot make fun of one another.
True Joy in The Lord is Given by The Holy
Ghost. You must have Confidence in The
Lord and not cast Him off.
I want the same Blessings in The Lord
as when I was young, but now, I have to
take The Word out. Our patience are being
tried.
We must Work all we can to Save Souls
through Faith. We must Live by Faith and
keep Moving Forward. We cannot be the
same as yesterday! How do you know if you
have Faith? The Lord Said to Read He-
brew, Chapter Eleven and to Read it Often.
In my life now, The Lord told me to take
This Word out. All I have to do is to give
the people a Message. I can not make them
Believe or Convince them, The Message is
True. I Depend on The Lord to Reveal The
Truthfulness of The Word.
Message 34:3, ‘Hearken, Hearken:
this is a Day of Haste! Will My Servants
do My Bidding? Lo I have waited, yet
many are slow to Heed, while many there
be that have a Desire to put on The
Whole Armor Of Christ, Saith The Mas-
ter of men. Take to them The Message,
for Christ’s Coming is Near. Preach and
Teach The Written Words and My Spirit
will be with you as in the days of yore,
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for My Gospel must be taken to all na-
tions, for a Mighty Shaking will Come,
then An Awakening, and many that Hear
will Obey.’
Some Servants that are Called are not
taking The Word out. Those people didn’t
get The Blessing. The Lord didn’t say for
us to take our time, He said ‘Hasten’.
Verse 6, ‘Hasten, ye sons of Levi, Has-
ten to your Calling. Remember your An-
cient Choosing, Calling and Promise of
your Lord, Let not My Work suffer be-
cause of unbelief, but Arise and go Forth
in The Strength of The Lord, for Love is
your Work. Go in Faith. Bear ye The
Fruits of My Spirit that there may be
Order in My House. Let The Church of
Christ take Her Place with The Gospel of
Love to Govern the feet of the weary and
the wanderer.’
What is Belief? I have to answer that
myself. If I didn’t take The Message out, it
would be like saying The Messages are not
TRUE!
Message 104:30, ‘There are many,
many that will help in The Building of
The Temple of The Lord, if it were not
for the unbelief, doubt, bitterness and
selfishness, among those that claim to
Love The Lord.’
The Lord could of Said ‘many’ only
once, but He didn’t. He Said it twice. Many
people in the world today that could Work
on The Temple, but they first have to have
The Word to know about This Work. I am
not telling you what you have to do, but
God is telling me what to do. I was told so
in The Message Book. If we were doing
this, what happened in 1994 would not of
happened because The Church would have
been Filled with people that wanted to
Serve The Lord.
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Message 105:9, ‘Let The Word be
Taught in its Completeness, that The Joy
of mankind might be Full under The
Plan of Redemption. Indeed men are
that they might have Joy, and in as much
as they have Faith in The Plan of God,
they shall find Deliverance.’
Right now, this is The Best Way to show
The Lord I Believe and that is by taking
This Word out to the world. Through my
Obedience, I can show The Lord ‘I Be-
lieve’. It is The Evidence of my Faith.
You have to do something in your life to
show The Lord you Believe! Abraham Be-
lieved by taking his son up the hill. The
Book of Hebrew Recognized God would
Raise his son from the dead to Fulfill His
Promises to Abraham, but God stopped
Abraham. Abraham showed his Faith.
Message 104:14, ‘Thus Saith The
Lord; ‘I am The Lord that stayed the
hand the feet of The Weary and The
Wanderer.’
What is Belief? I have to answer that
myself. If I didn’t take The Message out, it
would be like saying The Messages are not
TRUE!
Message 104:30, ‘There are many,
many that will help in The Building of
The Temple of The Lord, if it were not
for the unbelief, doubt, bitterness and
selfishness, among those that Claim to
Love The Lord.’
The Lord could of said ‘many’ only
once, but He didn’t. He said it twice. Many
people in the world today that could Work
on The Temple, but they first have to have
The Word to Know about This Work. I am
not telling you what you have to do, but
God is telling me what to do. I was told so
in The Message Book. If we were doing
this, what happened in 1994 would not of
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happened because The Church would have
been Filled with people that wanted to
Serve The Lord.
Message 105:9, ‘Let The Word be
Taught in its Completeness, that the Joy
of mankind might be Full under The
Plan of Redemption. Indeed men are
that they might have Joy, and in as much
as they have Faith in The Plan of God,
they shall find Deliverance.’
Right now, this is the Best Way to show
your Lord, Let not My Work suffer be-
cause of unbelief, but Arise and go Forth
in The Strength of The Lord, for Love is
your Work. Go in Faith. Bear ye The
Fruits of My Spirit that there may be
Order in My House. Let The Church of
Christ take Her Place with The Gospel of
Love to Govern the feet of the weary and
the wanderer.’
What is Belief? I have to answer that
myself. If I didn’t take The Message out, it
would be like saying The Messages are not
TRUE!
Message 104:30, ‘There are many,
many that will help in The Building of
The Temple of The Lord, if it were not
for the unbelief, doubt, bitterness and
selfishness, among those that claim to
Love The Lord.’
The Lord could of Said ‘many’ only
once, but He didn’t. He Said it twice. Many
people in the world today that could Work
on The Temple, but they first have to have
The Word to know about This Work. I am
not telling you what you have to do, but
God is telling me what to do. I was told so
in The Message Book. If we were doing
this, what happened in 1994 would not of
happened because The Church would have
been Filled with people that wanted to
Serve The Lord.
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Message 105:9, ‘Let The Word be
Taught in its Completeness, that The Joy
of mankind might be Full under The
Plan of Redemption. Indeed men are
that they might have Joy, and in as much
as they have Faith in The Plan of God,
they shall find Deliverance.’
Right now, this is The Best Way to show
The Lord I Believe and that is by taking
This Word out to the world. Through my
Obedience, I can show The Lord ‘I Be-
lieve’. It is The Evidence of my Faith.
You have to do something in your life to
show The Lord you Believe! Abraham Be-
lieved by taking his son up the hill. The
Book of Hebrew Recognized God would
Raise his son from the dead to Fulfill His
Promises to Abraham, but God stopped
Abraham. Abraham showed his Faith.
Message 104:14, ‘Thus Saith The
Lord; ‘I am The Lord that stayed the
hand the feet of The Weary and The
Wanderer.’
From The Bishops
Submitted by Editor
Tithes and Oblations
Message 12:5, ‘. . . Let the men who
have been Placed in Charge and Appoint
-ed to Look after and Receive The Tithes,
Offerings and Oblations, be Mindful of
their Work, that the moneys so Received
are spent Wisely. Let them give an Ac-
counting to The Church, that Things may
be Done in Justice to all, always being
Mindful that they are Ambassadors for
Christ and The Church, and that they
will be without Excuse to God, for every-
one must be Faithful to their Trust for
this is The Lord’s Work, and so Shall it be
Required of him in the last day.’
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Joseph Smith failed in The Eyes of The
Lord. He changed The Name of The Record
of The Nephites to The Book of Mormon,
as well as teaching a falsehood on The
Godhead. Joseph’s group rejected The God-
head as taught in The Record of The Ne-
phites.
III Nephi 26:9-10, ‘And when
they have Received this, which is expedi-
ent that they should have first, to try
their Faith, and if it shall so be that they
shall Believe these things, then The
Greater Things be made Manifest unto
them.
And if it so be that they will not Be-
lieve these Things, then shall The Great-
er Things be withheld from them, unto
their condemnation.’
Message 84: 36, ‘The ideals in man’s
Heart will fade away. The Great Truth
and The Church in Her Garments must
Shine and Stand Forth. This is Light and
Truth that Jesus is The Christ The Eter-
nal God.’
Message 111:4-5, ‘Thus Saith The Lord,
‘Where is The House Built unto Me? You
Live in your Sealed Houses- with
Sealed set Minds-Established in your
own man made and evil doctrines. Even
establish-ing false teaching of how The
God of Heaven, Creator of The Universe,
is to Speak to mankind. Ignoring The
Plan of God, having a Form of Godliness
but Denying The Power thereof. There-
fore your failure is in not Hearing The
Truth as it Comes, making The Word of
The Lord of none effect.’
We Cannot fail The Lord! We Know The
Truth as God has Given IT to us through
The Three Measures of Meal, The Three
Gospel Books, The Word of The Lord, The
Record Of The Nephites and The Holy Bi-
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ble.
We are a Blessed People of The Lord
and His Chosen Ones. We cannot let The
Lord down in any of His Commandments!
Let us not fail in paying our Tithes and Ob-
lations to The Lord. For all we have The
Lord has given unto us. We must be
FAITHFUL to His Words and Command-
ments, for it shall Bring us all Salvation in
The Lord.
There is much to do! We must get The
Word out, Print materials that Teaches The
Plan and Decrees of The Lord, Build The
Lord’s House so that all may Come and
Learn of The Lord’s Dealings and Gospel
Plan. May we all Endure to The End,
through Obedience and Actions to The
Word. Amen! (Read Exodus 30: 14).
Primary Department
Editor: Joy Ellen Draves
Missouri
God loves us and Protects
us from the scary things in
life! He Says we are Pre-
cious to Him and because
of that, He will Protect us
just like He Always has
with His People.
Just look at Isaiah
43:1-5, ‘But now thus
Saith The LORD that Created thee, O
Jacob, and He that Formed thee, O Isra-
el, Fear not: for I have Redeemed thee, I
have Called thee by thy name; thou art
Mine.
For I Am The LORD thy God, The
Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave
Egypt for thy Ransom, Ethiopia and Se-
ba for thee. not be burned; neither shall
the flame kindle upon thee.
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Since thou was Precious in My Sight,
thou hast been Honorable, and I have
Loved thee: therefore will I give men for
thee, and people for thy life.
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will
Bring thy Seed from the east, and gather
thee from the west;’
See? God Tells us He will Protect us. He
even Says that He will Be by our Side
when we have to go through scary things.
So next time you are scared, remember that
you are not alone; God is With you. And he
will protect you.
Junior Department
Editor: Thresa Ray
Missouri
Dear Youth,
What Are The Three
Measures Of Meal
1. When your mother
makes you a meal, she
probably tries to give you
food from all the food
groups so you receive all
the vitamins and nutrients
you need to have a
healthy body. Through-
out the day you need
dairy products protein,
vegetables, fruits and
grain. If you only ate from one food group
you would be missing important vitamins
your body needs.
2. The Holy Bible speaks of the Three
Measures of Meal: Matthew 13:33-35 The
Parable of the Leaven. ‘And another para-
ble spake He (Jesus) unto them;
All these things spake Jesus unto the
multitude in parables and without a
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parable spake He not unto them:
That I might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophets, saying, ‘I will
open my mouth in parables: I will utter
things which have been kept secret from
the foundation of the world’.
Also in Luke 13:20,21, ‘And again He
(Jesus) said, where unto shall I liken the
Kingdom of God?
It is like leaven, which a woman took
and hid in three measures (bushels) of
meal, until the whole was leavened’.
Leaven is like yeast or baking powder
put in dough or batter to make it
lighter – or to make it raise to be ready to
cook. The woman put leaven in three bas-
kets of meal (or coarsely ground grain) un-
til it was all leavened or raised.
3.What are the ‘Three Measures of Meal’
needed to have the fullness of the gospel?
(1) The Holy Bible
(2) The Record of The Nephites
(3) The Word of The Lord
Brought to Mankind By An
Angel
John the Baptist tells us in Message
81:24, ‘Heed my Message for this is my
mission. The Doctrine is given, and is
set forth in the Bible, The Record of the
Nephites and The Word of The Lord, the
words I bring’.
Message 106:17, ‘I bring the Authori-
ty, the Everlasting Gospel. Heed it and
the Words of Life and Truth as taught in
the Bible and the Record of The Nephites
with my Words’..
Message 102:11,18,52, ‘Knowledge
cometh from study of the Books and
Grace from much Prayer, Salvation by
obedience, Deliverance by endurance . . .
Prove all things by the Words of
Truth in ‘The Bible’, Record of the Ne-
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phites’, and ‘The Word of The
Lord’. All this is established for man-
kind, the guidelines of Hope and Deliver-
ance. Man’s idealisms shall come to
naught . . .
I speak that all Christendom may
flow together and abide by ‘The Bible’
revealing great truths; the coming forth
of ‘The Record of The Nephites,’ the
Book, and ‘the Word of the Lord:’ Be-
hold the books that will lead all man-
kind to Eternal Hope and Salvation, De-
liverance in the Lord’.
Message 86:60, ‘In The Bible and Rec-
ord of The Nephites contains the Teach-
ings and Pattern of The Fullness of The
Gospel in its Plain and Precious
Parts. But my Words and Authority
gives The Right to Set The Church in or-
der–The Church of Christ with The Holy
Priesthood Authority and Power to Act
in Establishing The Kingdom of God on
earth and bringing in The Zion of The
Lord. The Kingdom and Dominion shall
be for The Saints of The Most High’.
Also see: Articles of Faith and Practice
#9 and Message 1:1, ‘Together --- with all
Three Books we have ‘The Fullness of
The Gospel’; God’s Complete Plan.
4. The Scriptures tell us that many people
Represent Christ, but we are to Represent
Christ and His Church.
Message 81:22, ‘Many are to Repre-
sent Christ, but you men are to Repre-
sent Christ and His Church’.
Message 5:2, ‘Again in 1926, (speaking
to Brother Otto Fetting) you and your
brethren were set apart as members of
The Twelve to Represent Christ and His
Church, with the same Authority as The
Apostles of old. Many are representing
Christ but not Christ and His Church,
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but you men have been chosen to repre-
sent Christ and His Church as He estab-
lished it when He was here’.
Message 115:17, ‘There are many that
have long represented Christ. Take to
them the words I bring. Lead them into
this Way with all its gifts and blessings,
representing Chris and His
Church. This Holy Priesthood is the
pure love of Christ’.
Message 102:10, ‘If mankind seeketh
to be of Service to God, let him come this
Way. Suffer it to be so –receive this Au-
thority and the Lord will multiply their
good works’.
5. Those that represent Christ, and do not
accept Christ’s True Church that was set up
by an angel, His forerunner, John the Bap-
tist, will loose the work they have. God
wants everyone to accept His Three
Measures of Meal which is the Fullness of
the Gospel –All Three Books: The Holy Bi-
ble, The Record of The Nephites, and The
Word of the Lord Brought to Mankind by
An Angel’.
Message 88:23, ‘Without me and The
Words of The Lord I bring, they build their
house upon the sand where the storms of
life and the doctrines of men will sweep
them away and their works come to
naught’.
Message 85:20,’Some that represent
Christ, have talents and will hear this
Cause and receive it and many fold will
be their reward. Others will turn a deaf
ear and what they have they will lose and
their work will spoil and waste away’.
Message 86:6-,9, ‘Many represent
Christ and have faith to do many mira-
cles. This is good. If they hear the final
call—this the Midnight Cry and obey it,
their works will stand the test.
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If they speak against this Work be-
lieving not that I come, they have not
God—and will not be of the Bride, the
Lamb’s Church in the end.
He that believeth not these Words
nor cometh not to obedience, hath not
God.
God’s Plan will not change to suit
them that believe not, they must con-
form to His Will’.
Message 88:24, ‘All that hear and
obey my words shall come to under-
standing’.
Message 88:31, ‘Some that have been
Touched by The Spirit, that have felt its
Quaking Power, shaking their very be-
ings, let them Come through The Door
to a Higher Plane, and Hands be Laid
upon them for Greater Gifts and Obedi-
ent Will of God. Suffer it to be so to Ful-
fill The Way of Authority and Holy
Priesthood and The Work of The Church
of Christ with The Elijah Message. For
this is my Command and Mission to Es-
tablish God’s Church and Zion–with Au-
thority to bring about The Restoration
and Restitution of All Things’.
May God Bless you as you Study ‘The
Holy Bible’, ‘The Record of The Nephites’
and ‘The Word of the Lord, Brought to
Mankind by An Angel’-The ‘Three
Measures of Meal’.
Love in Christ.
Young Adult Department
Editors: Matthew & Ellen Thompson
Missouri
Dear Young Adults,
Today I wanted to talk on the im-
portance of Prayer and how we must Pray
to The Lord. Prayer is our Communication
with our Lord. We should Pray to Him
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every-day. He wants us to Pray to Him
Continually and Sustain a Strong Relation-
ship with Him. First, we need to ask our-
selves what is Prayer and what does it
mean?
In the Webster Dictionary Prayer is de-
fined as the following: 1.) An address (as
a petition) to God in word or thought. 2.)
An earnest request or wish.
2 Nephi 32:8-9 says, ‘And now, my
Beloved Brethren, I perceive that ye pon-
der still in your Hearts; and it grieveth
me that I must speak concerning this
thing, For if ye would Hearken unto The
Spirit which Teacheth a man to Pray, ye
would know that ye must Pray: for the
evil spirit teacheth not a man to Pray,
but teacheth him that he must not Pray.
But Behold, I say unto you, that ye must
Pray always, and not faint; that ye must
not perform anything unto The Lord,
save in the first place ye shall Pray unto
The Father in The Name of Christ, that
He will Consecrate thy Performance un-
to thee, that thy performance may be for
the welfare of thy Soul.’
The Lord wants us to Pray always to
Him but satan does not. Message 94:11
says, ‘Be very watchful unto Prayer
that evil will not succeed as wolves in
sheep’s clothing.’
Satan is very clever and deceiving un-
to The Children of The Lord. This Mes-
sage verse Warns us about him and tells us
to be Careful.
3 Nephi 18:15 says, ’Verily, Verily, I
say unto you, Ye must Watch and Pray
always, lest ye be tempted by the devil,
and ye are led away captive by him.’
Message 88:36 says, ‘Satan knows his
time is short and he will work to destroy
all that he can. He will work to hinder
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and deceive and lay stumbling blocks for
mankind to fall over. He will puff up in
pride and he will discourage in hope, and
hinder The Faith of many if you do not
Watch and Pray. Have Faith in The
Words of The Prophets and The Lord
and what I Bring and he will not have
power over you.’
This Message is so Powerful because
The Lord Promises us that if we are Watch-
ful and Pray then we will be Protected
against satan. He will NOT have any pow-
er over us. We need to have The Strength
of Prayer like The Prophets of old. We had
many that showed us Great Examples of
Prayer and what it is to Pray from The
Heart. We had Nephi, Alma, Mosiah, Enos,
Jacob and many more others to follow in
their example.
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 says, ‘Pray
without Ceasing. In every thing give
Thanks; for this is The Will of God in
Christ Jesus Concerning you.’
Luke 21:36 says, ‘Watch ye therefore,
and Pray always, that ye may be Ac-
counted Worthy to escape all these
things that shall Come to Pass, and
Stand before The Son of man,’
Message 39:16 says, ‘Be Careful what
you Say, how you Speak, and where
you Are. You will see evil and deception.
While The Good is at work the pow-
ers from beneath will be there also, but
Watch and Pray, for the time Comes
when they shall not hurt nor destroy in
all The Lord's Holy Mount. Righteous-
ness and Justice shall Rule.’
When we Pray we need to Pray from
The Heart. The Lord Hears our Prayers
when we Pray from The Heart. He tells us
that He will not Listen to Prayers that are
not Honest in Heart.
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He Lord Tells us to ‘Meet in your As-
sembly and Cry Mightily unto Me. If
your Prayer is of The Heart, I Will Hear
you. I will not Accept the vain babblings
and sputterings of the lips of man whose
Prayer is not Sincere . . .’
Message 51:3 says, ‘The Lord God
Hears The Prayers of those that Seek
Him. He has Heard The Prayers of His
Servants and The Plea of His People.’
Message 80:12 says, ‘Meet in The As-
sembly, let your Prayers be Solemn and
from The Heart.’
Message 82:23 says, ‘He Hears The
Prayers of The Faithful and Humble. He
will yet Hear and Answer to The Joy of
The Righteous.’
The Lord does Hear and Answer our
Prayers when they are Sincere and from
The Heart. When we Pray in vain to God
then He has told us that He does not Hear
our Prayers. When we Pray we need to re-
member these Message verses and Apply
them in our daily Prayers.
The Lord also tells us to Pray often. In
Message 23:2 says, ‘Therefore, let your
Hearts be Filled with Love. Pray Often
that your Humility may be Seen and Felt
by all men, and Fit yourselves for The
Great Work that is before you, that
God may Use you to His Glory and Help
bring others to The Light.’
When we Pray not only are we Pleasing
The Lord but we are also setting an Exam-
ple for others to follow.
The Lord tells us that we need to Pray
over everything in our Lives. This is ex-
pressed in Alma 34:19-27 which reads,
‘Yea, Humble yourselves, and Continue
in Prayer unto Him; Cry unto Him when
ye are in your fields; yea over all your
flocks; Cry unto Him in your houses,
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Yea, over all your household, both morn-
ing , mid-day, and evening; Yea, Cry un-
to Him against the power of your ene-
mies; Yea, Cry unto Him against the dev-
il, which is an enemy to all Righteous-
ness. Cry unto Him over the crops of
your fields, that they may Increase. But
this is not all, ye must Pour out your
Souls in your closets, and your secret
places, and in your wilderness. Yea, and
when you do not Cry unto The Lord, let
your Hearts be Full, Drawn out in Pray-
er unto Him Continually for your Wel-
fare, and also for The Welfare of those
which are around you.’
3 Nephi 18:20, ‘And whatsoever ye
shall Ask The Father in My Name, which
is Tight, Believing that ye shall Receive
and Behold it shall be Given unto you.’
The Lord is telling us that if we have Gaith
when we Pray then He will Answer our
Prayers. He will Bless us with the things
that is in our Hearts and our Righteous De-
sires. I know that The Lord Answers Pray-
ers because He has Answered many of
mine.
In Closing, I would like to end with Mo-
roni 7: 48, ‘Wherefore, my Beloved
Brethren Pray unto The Father with all
The Energy of Heart, that ye may be
Filled with This Love, which He has Be-
stowed upon all who are True Followers
of His Son Jesus Christ, that ye may Be-
come The Sons of God, that when He
shall Appear, we shall be like Him; for
we shall see Him as He is, that we may
have this Hope, that we may be Purified,
even as He is Pure. Amen.’
God Bless and remember to Pray for
one another!
March, 2015
Word Of Alma
‘Who could have supposed that
our God would have been so Merci-
ful as to have Snatched us from our
awful, sinful, and polluted state?
Yea, he that Repenteth and Exer-
ciseth Faith, and Bringeth forth
Good Works, and Prayeth Continu-
ally without Ceasing: unto such it is
given to Know The Mysteries of
God; yea, unto such it shall be given
to Reveal Things which never have
been Revealed; yea, and it shall be
given unto such to bring thousands
of Souls to Repentance, even as it
hath been given unto us to bring
these our brethren to Repentance.’
Special Notices
The staff of ‘The Greater Light’ would
like to dedicate This Issue of our Paper to
our Dear Sister Dianna Draves of Mis-
souri. We send you our Love, Cares,
and Prayers
.
The Church has a CD available of ‘The
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